VIET NAM VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	86,031	7	27,836	+ 58,195
Malaria	2	79,125	67	14	+ 79,111
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	61,162	29	4,390	+ 56,773
Coronary Heart Disease	4	46,693	2	91,939	- 45,246
Stroke	5	43,701	1	159,032	- 115,332
Birth Trauma	6	33,487	32	2,340	+ 31,148
Low Birth Weight	7	32,361	19	7,132	+ 25,229
Road Traffic Accidents	8	29,933	5	29,475	+ 457
HIV/AIDS	9	29,519	27	4,993	+ 24,526
Tuberculosis	10	27,994	15	9,446	+ 18,548
Congenital Anomalies	11	17,766	21	7,064	+ 10,703
Meningitis	12	16,404	51	624	+ 15,779
Liver Disease	13	15,217	10	23,900	- 8,683
Diabetes Mellitus	14	13,793	4	33,860	- 20,067
Kidney Disease	15	12,550	8	25,251	- 12,701
Other Injuries	16	12,063	23	5,539	+ 6,524
Malnutrition	17	10,710	63	120	+ 10,590
Maternal Conditions	18	10,201	49	773	+ 9,428
Endocrine Disorders	19	9,250	34	2,082	+ 7,168
Lung Disease	20	9,176	3	35,875	- 26,699
Hypertension	21	7,226	12	19,880	- 12,654
Violence	22	7,162	36	1,785	+ 5,377
Breast Cancer	23	7,136	22	6,187	+ 949
Asthma	24	7,108	17	8,150	- 1,042
Suicide	25	6,044	18	7,249	- 1,205
Pertussis	26	5,433	50	705	+ 4,728
Liver Cancer	27	4,639	9	24,995	- 20,356
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	4,326	6	29,307	- 24,981
Drownings	29	4,247	26	5,097	- 850
Falls	30	3,754	13	15,427	- 11,672
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,571	43	957	+ 2,614
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,339	24	5,357	- 2,017
Fires	33	3,190	52	595	+ 2,596
Prostate Cancer	34	3,176	35	1,911	+ 1,264
Cervical Cancer	35	3,056	31	2,391	+ 665
Stomach Cancer	36	2,687	14	15,134	- 12,447
Epilepsy	37	2,671	53	583	+ 2,088
Poisonings	38	2,530	48	832	+ 1,698
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	2,230	16	8,258	- 6,028
Drug Use	40	2,150	41	1,366	+ 785
Syphilis	41	2,085	56	328	+ 1,757
Lymphomas	42	1,530	30	2,964	- 1,434
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,469	38	1,708	- 240
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,354	25	5,338	- 3,984
Tetanus	45	1,190	58	286	+ 904
Schistosomiasis	46	1,171	77	0	+ 1,171
Hepatitis B	47	1,063	55	379	+ 684
Skin Cancers	48	994	54	467	+ 527
Lung Cancers	49	987	11	21,294	- 20,307
Oral Cancer	50	955	20	7,088	- 6,133
Skin Disease	51	934	40	1,515	- 581
Bladder Cancer	52	906	45	896	+ 9
Ovary Cancer	53	892	47	864	+ 28
Pancreas Cancer	54	713	44	929	- 216
Alcohol	55	603	46	867	- 263
Encephalitis	56	583	39	1,558	- 975
Oesophagus Cancer	57	429	33	2,265	- 1,836
Measles	58	428	37	1,780	- 1,352
Leukemia	59	427	28	4,899	- 4,472
Uterin Cancer	60	357	42	1,159	- 802
Appendicitis	61	314	60	201	+ 113
Ascariasis	62	171	68	9	+ 162
Hepatitis C	63	155	64	78	+ 77
Upper Respiratory	64	121	66	34	+ 87
Multiple Sclerosis	65	121	61	135	- 15
Other Neoplasms	66	119	57	325	- 206
War	67	98	65	34	+ 64
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	84	59	224	- 139
Diphtheria	69	43	69	3	+ 39
Chlamydia	70	16	70	1	+ 15
Otitis Media	71	2	71	1	+ 1
Dengue	72	1	62	127	- 126
Trichuriasis	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Sierra Leone

Viet Nam

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.